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Trailing early, Reds halt Brewers' win streak at 5
Spencer Steer drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly as the visiting Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep with a 4-3 comeback victory over Milwaukee on Sunday, snapping the Brewers' five-game winning streak.,Steer put the Reds up 4-3 in the seventh with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Joe Ross (...
China's Wenwen Li dominant in women's over 81kg weightlifting
PARIS -- China's Wenwen Li won her second Olympic gold medal with a dominant performance to take the title in the women's over 81kg weightlifting at the Summer Games on Sunday.,The defending gold medalist in the heaviest women's class did not come close to threatening her own world record of 335kg, ...
Brewers activate LHP DL Hall to start vs. Reds
The Milwaukee Brewers activated left-hander DL Hall from the 60-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Also on Sunday, the Brewers placed left-hander Hoby Milner (left shoulder impingement) on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Friday, and transferred righ...
Brewers bid to continue mastery of Reds in series finale
The surging Milwaukee Brewers are expected to activate right-hander DL Hall on Sunday as they bid to complete a sweep of the three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. ,Left-hander Nick Lodolo (9-4, 3.93 ERA) will start for the Reds on Sunday. Hall (0-1, 7.71), in turn, is expected to b...
Rhys Hoskins' HR in eighth lifts Brewers over Reds
Rhys Hoskins snapped a scoreless tie with a two-out homer in the eighth inning to lift Milwaukee to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, extending the Brewers' winning streak to five.,Held to just one hit through seven innings by Reds starter Nick Martinez, Hoskins sent...
Rhys Hoskins' late HR lifts Brewers over Reds 1-0
Rhys Hoskins snapped a scoreless tie with a two-out homer in the eighth inning to lift Milwaukee to a 1-0 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night, extending the Brewers' winning streak to five.,Held to just one hit through seven innings by Reds starter Nick Martinez, Hoskins sent...
Sweden crushes Germany to win men's gold in beach volleyball
PARIS -- Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig beat Germany's Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler in straight sets to win the Olympic gold medal in men's beach volleyball in a quick final at the impromptu arena at the base of the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.,At the floodlit stadium under the shimmering ...
Hot-hitting Brewers face Reds, eye fifth straight win
Rookie right-hander Tobias Myers is hoping the Milwaukee Brewers maintain their offensive surge when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.,Myers (6-5, 3.02 ERA) will oppose right-hander Nick Martinez (6-5, 3.43), who is making consecutive starts for the first time since late April.,Milwaukee ju...
Brewers' bats stay hot in win over Reds
Willy Adames hit a three-run homer and Brice Turang added a two-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers continued their offensive surge with an 8-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in the opener of the three-game series., ,The Brewers were coming off a three-game sweep at Atlanta ...
Red Sox place RHP Cooper Criswell on COVID-related injury list
The Boston Red Sox placed right-hander Cooper Criswell on the COVID-19-related, 10-day injured listed on Friday.,Criswell, 28, last pitched for two-thirds inning in relief in Boston's 9-5 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Monday. He allowed two runs and three hits. The move is retroactive to T...
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (shoulder) out 'weeks to months'
Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan is expected to be sidelined "weeks to months" with right shoulder injury, manager Rocco Baldelli announced Friday.,An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain of the teres major in his right shoulder for Ryan, who left Wednesday's start against the Chicago Cubs in the thir...
Reds, Brewers bring hot lineups into weekend series
Two teams that experienced power surges on the road will square off when the visiting Cincinnati Reds and National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series Friday night. ,The Brewers are coming off a three-game sweep of the host Atlanta Braves in which they scored 34 runs, r...
Jackson Chourio, Brewers hammer Braves for series sweep
Jackson Chourio hit a pair of two-run homers as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers struck a season-high six long balls and pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-7 on Thursday to complete a sweep of their three-game series.,The Brewers combined for 34 runs and 52 hits over the three games. They swept the Braves ...
Frankie Montas, Brewers chase sweep of skidding Braves
The visiting Milwaukee Brewers will send recently acquired right-hander Frankie Montas to the mound on Thursday as they go for the three-game sweep against the faltering Atlanta Braves.,The Brewers won 10-0 on Tuesday and 8-5 on Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in the season series. Milwaukee leads the ...
Blake Perkins' tiebreaking hit boosts Brewers over Braves
Blake Perkins had three hits, including a go-ahead two-run single, to lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to an 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,The Brewers have won the first two games of the three-game series. Atlanta has lost four in a row.,Milwaukee rallied for three runs in the six...
49ers sign WR Jontre Kirklin, RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn
The San Francisco 49ers signed wide receiver Jontre Kirklin and running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn to one-year deals on Wednesday.,Kirklin, 25, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 2022 after five seasons at LSU. He joined the New Orleans Saints' practice squad in 2023 ...
China's Li Fabin defends Olympic gold; Hampton Morris takes bronze
PARIS -- China's Li Fabin retained the 61kg Olympic weightlifting title with a dominant performance and total lift of 310kg at the Paris Games on Wednesday, coming up just short in a bid to break his own world record.,The three-time world champion led off with an Olympic record lift of 143kg with hi...
Braves' Chris Sale, Brewers' Freddy Peralta set for rematch
A pair of veteran pitchers will square off for the second time in a week on Wednesday night when the Atlanta Braves host the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of their three-game series.,Atlanta will send left-hander Chris Sale (13-3, 2.71 ERA) against Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta (6-6, ...
Brewers use power (Willy Adames), pitching (Colin Rea) to blank Braves
Willy Adames hit a pair of two-run homers and Colin Rea threw seven scoreless innings and struck out nine as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers hammered the Atlanta Braves 10-0 on Tuesday.,Milwaukee ending its two-game losing streak while handed Atlanta its third straight loss. It was the second straigh...
Crew chief Travis Peterson follows Michael McDowell to Spire
Michael McDowell's move to drive the No. 71 car for Spire Motorsports next season paved the way for crew chief Travis Peterson to make the same move.,McDowell and Peterson paired up with the No. 34 car for Front Row Motorsports for the past two seasons. McDowell has two career wins and one with Pete...